Rainy Days

Spring is not my favorite season but I do love rain. There's something about rainy weather that just makes me so happy. I know most people get depressed or feel lazy when it rains. Not me. I have more energy on rainy days.

Anyway, when I planned my manicure, I knew what I was doing but wasn't sure on the colors. I decided to take inspiration from the rainy weather we're having in Michigan today. 

What says rainy days better than blue and gray? I started with Love & Beauty Light Blue. When that was completely dry, I used hole reinforcers to tape off a small section and painted the rest with Julep Stefani. I love the combination of these two colors. So rainy and pretty. :)

Black and Holo

My original plan was to do something with holo and neon but I ended up not liking any of the combinations I came up with. I still wanted to use something holo, though, and black goes with everything. :)

By the time I had given up on the neon idea it was getting pretty late and I was in a hurry. That's why these are a little sloppy. I still like the final results. Julep Rebel as the base and Art Club Black stamped from BM-209. I also used the black to freehand some tips.

Pastel Splatters

Back to some lovely spring colors today. I toyed with a few design ideas in the color scheme I used today but nothing really spoke to me like the splatter did. 

The base is Julep Blake. The splattering is done in Wet n Wild Candy-licious and NYC Skyline Blue. I should have used a more opaque blue but I loved this shade against the yellow.

More Baseball!

Tomorrow is the home opener for the Detroit Tigers. For those unfamiliar with baseball, that means that it's their first game of the regular season at home. In Detroit, this is a HUGE deal. It's basically a holiday. People around here take their baseball very seriously and hubby and I are no different. So, of course, I HAD to do a Detroit Tigers themed manicure.

Woo hoo!!! I love love love this! I'm always happy to do a Tigers and/or baseball manicure. 

The orange is OPI A Roll in the Hague, the blue is Cult Nails Time Traveler, and the white is NYC French White Tip. The zebra stripes and the stitching on the baseball are in Art Club White and Red. The old English D's are actually...wait for it...temporary tattoos!!! You can use any temporary tattoos (you know, the ones you apply with a wet cloth) and use them as nail decals. You apply them just like you do on your skin and they come off with nail polish remover. I topped everything off with Sally Hansen Snow Globe because I wanted a little bit of sparkle to girl things up a bit. EAT 'EM UP TIGERS!!!

Matte/Glossy Pastel

It's late and I'm super sleepy so this will be another short post. Sorry.

This is Julep Robin topped with Sally Hansen Snow Globe. I used China Glaze Matte Magic on half and top coat on the other. The glitters in Snow Globe look really great with a matte finish.

Playing With Metallics

Just a quick post tonight. This manicure was done using all metallic polishes.

The base is Butter London Shag. I stamped a design from BM-212 in Sally Hansen Silver Sweep. Then, I used a dotting tool and Butter London The Full Monty to accent. :)

Baseball!!!

So, in our household, we are huge fans of baseball. Huge. Well, today is opening day for the baseball season. It's a big deal. At least it is to us. Ha ha! We, and a lot of our closest friends, are really excited. The beginning of the baseball season signifies that summer is right around the corner. That means beautiful weather, cookouts, hot days or cool nights at the ballpark.

Anyway, my manicure today is baseball themed.

The chicken drumstick on my index finger is supposed to be a baseball bat. Ha ha! The base color on my index to pinky nails is NYC French White Tip. The baseball bat is in Sally Hansen Slick Slate. The threads on the baseballs are in Art Club Red. The baseball mitt is also Slick Slate along with OPI Berlin There Done That. For the MLB logo on my thumb nail, I used Art Club Red and OPI Blue My Mind for the base. I used Art Club White to do the detail work. Yay! Baseball and nail polish!!!